Rockingham County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rockingham County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
13.6%
2023
9.7%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-28.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.6% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -1.4 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.5% | — |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -0.8 pp (-7%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -1.0 pp (-9.3%) |